''The Night Riders'' is a 1939 American "
Three Mesquiteers"
Western
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film
starring
John Wayne,
Ray "Crash" Corrigan
Ray "Crash" Corrigan (born Raymond Benitz; February 14, 1902 – August 10, 1976) was an American actor most famous for appearing in many B-Western movies (among these the Three Mesquiteers and Range Busters film series). He also was a st ...
, and
Max Terhune
Max Terhune (February 12, 1891 – June 5, 1973) was an American film actor born in Franklin, Indiana. He appeared in nearly 70 films, mostly B-westerns, between 1936 and 1956. Among these, Terhune starred in '' The Three Mesquiteers'' and ...
. Wayne played the lead in eight of the fifty-one Three Mesquiteer films. The director was
George Sherman. The villain of the film was based on a real-life character in the Old West,
James Reavis, who was also known as The Baron of Arizona.
[Hal Erickson (2012). "The Night Riders (1939)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2011.]
Plot summary
Cast
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John Wayne as Stony Brooke
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Ray Corrigan
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as Tucson Smith
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Max Terhune
Max Terhune (February 12, 1891 – June 5, 1973) was an American film actor born in Franklin, Indiana. He appeared in nearly 70 films, mostly B-westerns, between 1936 and 1956. Among these, Terhune starred in '' The Three Mesquiteers'' and ...
as Lullaby Joslin
* Elmer as Elmer (Lullaby Joslin's
Ventriloquist Dummy
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) (uncredited)
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Doreen McKay as Soledad
* Ruth Rogers as Susan Randall
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George Douglas as Talbot Pierce, aka Don Luis de Serrano
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Tom Tyler
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as Henchman Jackson
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Kermit Maynard
Kermit Maynard (September 20, 1897 – January 16, 1971) was an American actor and stuntman.
Early years
Born in Vevay, Indiana, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Maynard and a lookalike younger brother of actor Ken Maynard; they were f ...
as Sheriff Pratt
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Sammy McKim
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as Tim Randall
* Walter Wills as Hazleton (the Forger)
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Ethan Laidlaw
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Laidlaw was bor ...
as Henchman Andrews
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Edward Peil Sr. as Rancher
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Tom London
Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in ...
as Rancher
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Jack Ingram
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as Henchman Wilkins
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Bill Nestell as Brawler
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Hank Worden
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as Rancher (uncredited)
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Horace Murphy
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Early years
Born in Osceola, Arkansas, Murphy was playing cornet by age 11, and six years later led the ...
as Riverboat Captain Asa Beckett (uncredited)
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Yakima Canutt
Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt (November 29, 1895 – May 24, 1986) was an American champion rodeo rider, actor, stuntman, and action director. He developed many stunts for films and the techniques and technology to protect stuntmen in performing t ...
as Mob Member at Gate (uncredited)
* Bob Card as Rancher (uncredited)
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Allan Cavan
Allan Cavan (March 25, 1880 – January 19, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in 145 films between 1917 and 1941.
Cavan was the son of Mrs. Averila Cavan, and he had a brother, Carl. He began working on films with Sam Goldwyn S ...
as Judge (uncredited)
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Dick Dickinson
Dick Dickinson (September 16, 1895 – July 27, 1956) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1920 and 1954.
Selected filmography
* '' The Phantom of the West'' (1931)
* '' The Galloping Ghost'' (1931)
* ''The ...
as Henchman Rent Collector (uncredited
See also
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John Wayne filmography
References
External links
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1939 films
1939 Western (genre) films
American Western (genre) films
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
Films directed by George Sherman
Films scored by William Lava
Cultural depictions of James A. Garfield
Republic Pictures films
Three Mesquiteers films
1930s American films
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